[Coco] RS232 Pak needed

Steve Bjork 6809er at srbsoftware.com
Fri Sep 20 11:21:55 EDT 2013


We can do a limited hardware compatibility so most of the Non-OS-9 stuff 
will run.  For OS-9 drivers, we can added a bit more stuff to speed up 
the CPU to RS-232 handshaking. (Like current size of data in the FIFO 
buffer.)

I would also like to see a large (about 500 to 1,000 byte) FIFO buffer 
with RS-232 control line handshaking done right so we can speed up the 
I/O.  There are Pic chips with that size of ram and still cost only 
$0.75 or so.

Steve


On 9/20/2013 5:22 AM, Brian Blake wrote:
>
> Gene,
>
> Are we talking about something that would only be usable in 
> NitrOS-9/OS-9 or would in maintain compatibility with RS-DOS as well? 
> Either way, I'm in since as soon as  can get a handle on all this 
> stuff buzzing around with NitrOS-9 I'm gonna be tackling that.
>
>
> Brian 




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